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FACULTY NEWS FACULTY NEWS Bruce Logan Evan Pugh Professor Professor in in in in in in Engineering
Engineering
and the the Kappe Professor Professor of of of Environmental Engineering
Engineering
Engineering
in in in in in in in in the the College of of of Engineering
Engineering
was named
a a a a Web of of Science Group 2020 Highly Cited Researcher Logan was recognized for his contributions in the the environmental and ecological category the the the seventh consecutive year he he he he was named
to the the the list In addition Logan received the the Association
of of Environmental Engineering
and and Science Professors (AEESP) Award for Outstanding Publication given annually to recognize a a a a a a a a a a “landmark environmental engineering science paper that has withstood the the test of of time and significantly influenced the the practice of of environmental engineering and science ” In 2006 Logan published a a a a a a a paper on on microbial fuel cells which since has collected more than 3 600 citations making it it it the the second most cited paper from the the journal Environmental Science & Technology according to AEESP Kostas Papakonstantinou was promoted to associate professor with tenure A Penn State faculty member since 2015 he he received a a a a doctoral degree in in in in civil engineering from the University of California Irvine His research interests include stochastic and and structural mechanics risk assessment and and and management inverse methods and and and optimization structural health monitoring and and and earthquake engineering and and structural dynamics Tong Qiu was promoted to full professor A Penn State faculty member since 2010 Qiu received a a a a a a doctoral degree in in in in in civil engineering engineering with an emphasis
on geotechnical engineering engineering from the University of California Los Angeles His research interests include soil dynamics and geotechnical geotechnical earthquake engineering numerical analysis in in in in geotechnical geotechnical engineering flow through porous media fluid-solid interaction and and landslides Aleksandra Radlinska associate professor of of civil and and environmental engineering received the Penn State Engineering
Alumni Society Outstanding Teaching Award The award recognizes outstanding engineering educators
for for excellence in in in in in in teaching and and for for their contributions to the the art of instruction Radlińska teaches undergraduate courses i in in in materials materials science construction materials materials and a a a a a a a a a a a a a a civil engineering laboratory as as well as as graduate courses in in in concrete materials and properties Farshad Rajabipour professor of of civil engineering received the Penn State Engineering
Alumni Society Outstanding Research Award The award rewards outstanding engineering researchers for accomplishments in in in in in advancing the frontiers of knowledge Rajabipour’s research focuses on on synthesis characterization and and performance enhancement of new
and and and existing cementitious materials that are used for infrastructure and and building applications According to Google Scholar Rajabipour has collected more than 3 500 citations Ming Xiao was promoted to full professor A Penn State faculty member since 2013 Xiao received a a a a a a doctoral degree in in in in geotechnical engineering from Kansas State University His research primarily focuses on on permafrost degradation and the the performances of civil infrastructure under degrading soil in in in the the Arctic CEE NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 37 2021
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